"We... have blood to spare."
The Outriders, as seen in Avengers: Infinity War, were released as an army-building 2-pack in 2024. The set was the first of the Marvel Legends Army Building sets to be based on the MCU and was a Fan Channel / Amazon release including being sold by Hasbro Pulse. Rather than a window box, the Outriders set comes in a closed box decorated with artwork that depicts the Outriders attacking from Infinity War and this wraps around both sides of the closed box. The rear of the box has images of the figures confirming the contents as two Outriders and the size of the figures.
Inside the box, the Outriders are packed into two internal clear trays that stack the two figures head to toe to minimise the space required. These two trays separate to decant the figures, with one alternative head included in one of the trays.
The Outriders are completely new sculpts and they stand around 7.7 inches tall (19.6cm) which is accurate to their onscreen proportions while fighting the Avengers. Both figure bodies are identical, cast in a grey almost black plastic with a muscular and scarred texture built into the cast parts and a ridge of spines down the back of the body. Markings are added in gold and cover various parts of the Outrider body including markings down the chest and abdomen, arms, and legs. As seen on screen, the Outriders have four arms with a second pair protruding from the centre of the abdomen. Each of the four arms is tipped in four finger claws with the claws also painted in gold.
The Outriders differ initially in the head sculpt. The first features a simple head with its ‘face’ made up of an open jaw painted with gold detailing. Inside the mouth, we have red decor, while the back of the head features a ridge of spines that connect to those running down the back of the figure. The second figure out of the box comes with a more ornate head with what can be described as angular horns on the side of the head and ‘tusks’ to the side of the open mouth. The paintwork is similar to the first head, with gold-painted teeth, and the horns and tusks are also picked out in gold.
As is usual for Army Building releases, a second standard Outrider head is included which allows you to change the tusked head for a standard version. This allows multiple box sets to be purchased and both figures can then be displayed with mixed head options or all with a standard head.
The Outriders have 27 points of pinless articulation, following the standard Marvel Legends joint configuration but with an added 8 joints from the second pair of arms. All four arms can be positioned in a variety of positions with a shoulder joint, bicep swivel, double-joined elbow and wrist pivot all working together. The legs feel more restricted with the shape of the body holding the hip joint from backward movement in particular. While the knees are double-jointed, the ankle rockers are heavily ratcheted with large ‘clicks’ between ratchets which does make standing the Outrider tricky - particularly with the upper body making the Outrider Top heavy.
In Infinity War, the Outriders are seen moving on both two legs, and then on all six limbs. Sadly the articulation won’t allow the figure to be posed in the latter - there is not enough movement in the torso joints and the head in particular which doesn't move all too well on a simple ball joint - it would really need to slide backwards down the body to support a six-limbed crawling pose.
It is great to see the Hasbro team still supporting Cinematic releases some years after the movie aired, filling in the gaps in the MCU collections with key characters & enemies such as the Outriders. As the figures are essentially ‘Deluxe’ in size, the price of the Outrider two-pack is circa £60 which may be a touch too rich much considering the usual lower price point of these Army Builder releases, the limited packaging, and the lack of accessories. The set is of course the first Cinematic Army Builder release and therefore paves the way for future opportunities such as the Chitauri, or even more obscure troops such as the Dark Elves, Ultron Drones or TVA Troopers.
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